Tag: coronavirus
Gun Safety and NH Schools: Do You Know the Facts?
Dropping my children off at school feels heavy these days. Their safety is always my priority and this year feels especially hard. The other...
Remote Learning: A Pediatrician’s Take on Screen Time Now
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and therefore pediatricians, had a clear message on screen time: Less is more....
It’s Mental Health or Academic Performance – You Can’t Have Both
My toddler cries at the front door. Mom, I want to go OUTSIDE. It's a beautiful day -- the perfect temperature. Yet, I look down...
The Back-to-School Conversation Our Kids Need (and How to Have it)
If my time as a Mental Health Counselor and mother of four has taught me one thing, it is that open communication is essential...
Wait, Am I Homeschooling My Preschooler?
All of the recent changes in our back to school plans have me feeling blindsided and whip-lashed. I don't know what I have been...
Resources for Homeschooling in New Hampshire
Considering homeschooling on the Seacoast? Worried that your kids will miss out on social interactions and special programming because they are homeschooled? Well, you...
Homeschooling in New Hampshire 101: Where to Start
I never imagined homeschooling my own children. In fact, I remember going from homeschool to attend high school at St. Thomas Aquinas thinking, “That...
Managing Anxiety in my Children During COVID-19
All of these extended stay-at-home orders, school changes, uncertain summer plans and predictions for the fall leave my head spinning. As an adult, I...
On Being Asian on the Seacoast During COVID-19
It is early in the morning, right after the store opened. There is barely anyone shopping, which feels both eerie and peaceful, especially during...
The Unstructured Summer: The 80s Are BACK!
I'm naming Summer 2020 "The Unstructured Summer". Because of COVID, I won't rush my six children off to camp or struggle to locate misplaced...
